The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-10 00:00:00

Two o'CLocK. te( t e „ t P aris this d a y, according t o M r. R euter ' s I ,Z ra m, the F rench 3 per C ents. were 66t, 40c. to English Market has exhibited slight symp k-8 °f firmness, and business has been a lit t l e tic,,„°rtj act ive. Con so l s f ormone y are 89 , an d for the 4 C 4 lit e,t 89 I. The N ew Th rees an d R educed tin ilities are 88 i I ; the Annuiti es , 1885,14 9-16 ; A , Bills, 25 3 . di s , ; I n di a 5 per Cents,, i c K, 1038 1041 ; and the Bonds, 253, dis. t4eri Foreig n stocks there was, in the early part of p rin cl . aY, a general improvement in prices of the - elpal speculative descriptions. Mexican (ex all) Cr eek again 284 ; the New Stock remains at 251 26 ; b continue at 231 a ; Spanish Passive at 291 ; I t lt Turkish Consolides have improved I to 49f f. ho Confederate Loan is 751 76f. business in the Railway 41 share Mket has co e d very inacti ve , and prices have not ar varied to 11 1 important extent. North. Western, however, : t 4 ; ° ' impro ve d 10 s, an d M etropolitan 53. The Po. ' 1 and Coloni a l li nes s h ow no change of rort ance. 1 4 , Bonk and Miscellaneous Shares continue de. e Q - A sBc , d • Alliance have receded to 611, London and 1, - "' l 3' to 73f 74, and Union of London to 494. : 11 n d a " P itancial shares have declined to 212. c)- 2 " °11 En uncial and shipbuilding Company, Iklat - I Ptei n.; Maritime Credit, 14 21, preen.; and -.lt, Investment Company; 1 11 prem. o v C.: 13RITISR FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 Per •IsistEliT FUNDS. Ceat Co nso lsB9 / 9 i 9 h o 4 . 891 a per , ee "nt, Aug. 8 lie w 2Cet,t. Reduced N e? ; -,, Per Cent 4 Per Cent. Jan. 1894 721 be d .kt,ia Per Cent., Jan, 1873 0() . f°l.iem, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — .b 3 ° Yrs, ex ' /airs sth I April, 1885 l4 9-6 ° (itecl Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 perch. June. 0 0 ktehequer Bills, £l,OOO, X5OO 3& 3/ per Cent — dis 25 dis 8 1 I N ) llit t , £lOO and £2OO 242/ L 0 ,:-41 gland Stk, 51 per Ct. 1 ° ac unt.. 1 •t11)/01. 0 SECURITIES. , _ rldj a s.` ovnitxmENT ---4.,, -0 Do A L° e } r, 101 per Cent., April 10 i bo reoulit ..... 103 k 41 „ Per Cent. July, 1870 1.),, ' .ke eellztt " ...per Cent Oct, 1888 Do b•uo CertifiCates Do 'etikeed Paper, 4 per Cent .. bo , Per Cent., J. 1872 .. I)° ° i Per Cent., May, 1879 _ 1) 0 t Per Cent., Aug, 1865 ° b °lldBt 1,000 hider £lOOO 25 4tittrl°,,ltElGlV. FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. --4 zonds, 5 per Cent .. 44 5tri ati -1) °, 1859 , 1) 0A ~!_ 0 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. urEizi_centit , D o 4 ° 4 Per Cent ~2 Per Cent., 18:52-58-60 851 51 • t kene u s ° . 1833. .1)0 4AYres 6 per Cent Do I.'etint Chili... Pet Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) ..... Do"' 6 Per e t r,‘ en . ,OlornbtaPel Cent. ( kb a, 6 4 6 per Ce b l) o ,Per Cent. •4(1111,1 Fer Cent. 1864 I) 44jail or N,,,,, 2 Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. —__ : 4yp ti - Per Cent., 1825 .. 101 , s b n . 4 , 4 7 per Cent.. kikel 75eeOnd Issue Coupons — 1) 0 A Per Cent., 1824-5, ex - 23i 11, 'clecout ~b, A°llPous li4„.‘,ecolun,.. . /pernala 5 per Cent I t ;') 139 d e 1859 4rt e A l l k e .4 ,. 6 PerePeraCnt. (AI aremm ana Railway) N I 1 ,, e 3 Cent .... ... 1)° 6 e p ctrunaten;, . I'B6l'. ... 7 26 k s it D ° P. per Scrip, Ex 25f 20c k-Ltth° 6 per Cenf. Anglo-French d. Vric Scrip, £23 paid sti Imperial 5 per Cent I,lv Granada 12i t,"" 2 per Cent. .h"5 Deferred ..................... - 1, 1) Land Warrants (Hectares)....,.., -° D ebentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864 — i, Do do Aug., 1866 ?,; 7 i.,rin 41 per Cent. f D o " ''' Per Cent, (Uribarren)... ,b o 4t p er Cent, 1862 ,0,„,4,c0unt . .... D o ll ese 3 per Cent., 18 5 3 ..... Doi a. 2 elptint , a ,9 7 'GO, 62,'3 — b ° a Per Cent., 18 . 1 / 4 1, '-' ' v 471 I ka! ° ,,,, , A 2 eutin t j d 'i ( 6 Per Cent.. 1822, £ St 94 e o - z Per Cent,, 1850 I) a 1860 D o 6 P,e't Cent 1859 881 -uo "I„,''''' Cent 1862 k b 0 C.Ve'but'eh Pm " 4 rlilli.."P, £lO paid bo 4 - -• per Cent c Datay %%tint Do I Per Cent 491 Do 4-eeount b, A 6'4' Deferred be pc connt _ Do 4etive .................. 11,44,-,.keeonnt ... . . . 1)07,4 Cert. of Coup not funded .. lotto,- Account lid, D — 1 4 per Cent- . .. _ T c ' B cri tki, b, 6 P, 460 paid — Pm b.O, t , c per Cent. 1351 061 count .............. 4.1 0 A Per Cent. 1858 1) '.(,eount . 71a i 2 , r, o t 100 totz Do 4ceoUnt 69/ ....... 1.1:)0 boad .. ........... 6 jt Yens bo .Z) S G uar 1863 ,tteed, 4 per Cent. eca 3 per Cent ° ..unt • 221 3 3)„ ° " Per eett.t.. .......... — iTio -ceount .......... 11 , , cri 30 Paid die .11 Per Cent 1101 IlanDividends on the above payable in London . h A i -. 'at o n '2 Per Cent., Ex. 25f _ D o A 2l Per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull — Italia: P e r Cent. Certificates , D e , 2 Per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 friuics ''renolc,e°llllt Pettivi nentes 2' per Cent P1e1,4044 nollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. 4ts e, per Cent., Ex. 25f Ag . ot , s At o THREE O'CLOCIL o A ney • o Accoult •, :::: •••••• • I • . • B9 i .. • 81 • I BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Share Hallway. Ivo lantio &St Lawrence all 58 60 sk J 3om.,l3aroda&.Cent 100 1(0 i( ICI I Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New .... 8 20 Do. E. Shares 201 Butialo and Lake Duren all r) 5i 10 Do. Preleranec .00 /Butialo,Brant,&Godrich 100 75 80 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, IS7', 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 75 (0 00 1)0. do. June 1, 18; , i 100 75 80 st Cleutts..&3.Eastn.(Li , .. 100 07 9) 98 st Cape Town & Dock Scri; 100 01 93 stock Eastn. Bengal g - u. 5 p.. 100 101 103 Stock avast Indian. go. sp. c. 100 1(0 3001 100 j 20 Do. do. (1 Ext l5 par 4 p 20 Do. do. II do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada too 19 2) 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 71 73 100 Do. no. deferred all CO 63 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonus.. all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred— all 55 57 100 Do. 3d Pi ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred-- all 43 15 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred-- all 26 28 stook GLlndlaPenin.g - ua. s p.c 100 101 sO2 lOti I 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 par p 1l Do. January, 1802 stook Gt. South.of India (Lim ,auaranteed 5 per cent. 100 98 ICO 931 104 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer all 9 1 9f 'at. Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 8) 01 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.... all 82 82 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 i d in stook Madras. guar., sp. o. 100 99 100 stock Do. 41 p. 0. Extension 100 92 94 stock Dc. 42 d 0........ 100 83 CO 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock Melb.Corp. p. o. Bnds. 100 50 Melb. & Dobson's Bay. all CO 62 100 Do. 7p. c. llortg. lids, all 110 Newßrurzswickdt Candg Class A and B. all 3 5 N.lll.C'das po Ist pi bds 100 82 83 stock Soinde ........ •• ) (100 09 101 stock Do. Delhi.. 1 1 100 09 11.0 20 Do. d 0...... ' t 2 id st Do. Punjaub 1 all 99 11.0 Do. Do. ....... sock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 1100 93 05 , COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SEC URITIES. utal-Uo v. 6 p.o.J a. St.) ul) —1877-8 i ........ too 95 128 Do. p. c. Feb . Aug. 100 100 10 - D 0.6 p. o. Mar. & Sept. 100 100 1( 2 Do. sp. c. Jan.&.luly. lOC 85 88 851; I Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 85 83 'Cape G. Hope, 6 p c,1872 100 104 106 Do.Ap d. Oct. 1380 100 107 109 Do. 180( 100 109 11l - IDs Jan. & July, 1891.. 103 107 109 'Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 113 'Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 104 105 Natal Gov. 6 per cont.. 100 106 ICB -••• N.L.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&July 100 93 100 Do. 6p. o.Ap. Si Oot. 100 N. S. V. Gov. 5 p 18ct 100 96 0 8 Du. sp. c.,1811 to 1871 100 981 0 7 1 I Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 061 974 - ;New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 - NOTa Scotia Gov. 6p. c. - sterling, 1875. lOO 99 101 ;Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 101 104 IS. Aus (16p.c.1878.& up.. 100 106 108 - 'Vic.Gov. 6 p.e. Ja.&July 100 ;Do. lo dp.o. An.&Oet.. 100 :051 1091 1081 981 BRITISH MI. Cambrian Consol. Gold clifford Amalgamated Oevcn G. Cone. (Tavist j East Bassett (Illogan) East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ..... E. , East Carn Brea... WI Russel (Tavistk.; GamdtSt.AuDyn(Gwen , Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Ralston Grenville tlercd' s- Foot ..• • Gingaton Downs Lady Bertha 'Margaret (Uny .Lelant Marke Valley.. Myndy Iran Ore (Lim New octun ; North Downs 3.4.0 8.13.C1 17; 40 6.18. t 8.12 4.18.0 2.8.6 4.0 V.Wh'l Basset (1110 -2, - an North Wheal Crafty ['er Consols (st. Blaze) erovidenee (Uny Lelnt CaradoncSt.Cleer, • 3 Care Brea (1 logan) Wheal Fran. (Illowan iStray Park rarnar Silv..k Lead tlin !fin Crott West Basset (Illnan) C radon (Liskeard, West &ton !Wheel Basset (Mogan? Wheal Bulleratedruth; Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant; WhealLu&ott Wheal IllaryAnn;2en ) ; Wheal seton . . - i ViTheal Treiawney (Lis ) IS' heal Union 141 3 3.1.0 2.6.9 10.0.7 1} VI 33 34 575 6E5 €8 7u 2.0.6 3.5.8 8 58 7 28 29 8} 8} 44 6 6 8 2} 21 26 28 6t R 8 40 3 4} 10 5} d 8 11 2* 4} brls. if-0-17-E- MARKET AND 001lialiCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The idea that at any moment the Bank of En land dire c t ors g may enhance the value of their fit(liniranal quotation still exerc i ses paramount in 3ellee in monetary circles, and occasions gre a t al3Prehenslon in th e m i n d s of the commercial com kllLitY. The discount market shows very little C han ge, eith er with respect to the demand for ac 94nrnodation or the terms upon which it is granted, Per c ent, bei ng t h e general charge, and 8k per : ell ' the exceptional quotation for the best short -14 Paper. T he supplies of capital are abundant, continued high rates having induced- the LlblieTile to loan th e i r money out for short periods. report of the directors of the Mid-Kent Rail. ril l4Y (Bromley to St. Mary) has been issued this . or L i e g• It states that terms have bean arranged : 11 ", t he London, Chatham, and Dover Company 07,1ne conduct of the Cray's company. Adividend Per cent. per annum on the share capi tal is re e°lll,l,4lended. m y was annual meeting of the Royal Insurance Com dill was held on the sth inst. at Liverpool. The The report, as usual, was highly satisfactory. dins increase in the fire insurance has been extraor -33 the premiums of the year reaching £341,666 b eing an ad vance o f £40 , 977 7 8.3 d over the ci e " di ng year. A not h er f avoura b le c i rcumstance ye ti ded to in the report is that the losses of the last s en ha 've amounted to a l e ss p er ten t age o f t h e da:" Ilt O f the total p rem i ums th an f or any per i od of da rts the e l even preceding years. The progress t ran thB file bra nc h , as shown by the new business e re elet ed the l ast year, is also greatly on the in -4417, se much so that the chairman, in his remarks, 124 't ex hibited a rapidity of p rogress p ro b a bl y ea D e i r eill i Pled, which h e f orc ibly ill us t ra t e d b y re . ItD . , s 'll r : ati ng the as t oun di ng f ac t men ti one d i n t h e that the net sum insured on new policies AaE1:41,1863 £752,546, upon whi c h th e n e t income h t ' 24 ) 0 69 —with the still more astounding up th at th e amount i nsure d i n the Royal on life p o li c i es f or t h e fi rst s i x months Su ~ actually exceeded half a million sterling. (whi c h gures as th ose , t o b 3 f oun d i n t h e report it s , ' „ give i n anot h er co l umn ) , prove most et the tee We tably that the R o y a l i s , un d ou b te dl y , one N a h lieh " a 'ea' surest, and best insurance offices ever ffi MARE MARIMIS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. ih are Railways. '8.14 st 10 et st 50 20 lir.. Wol., and Str. Val <tythe and Tyne...... lrlstol and Exeter aledonlan .. orir. and Bandon :ornwall • lo A A gets no di , )o B till 6p e.pan.luv. Leen paid to E )üblin Zz, Belfast Jun.:. ) un.,Pertli o lL Ab. Junc. Idinburgh tsit Glasgow. ;lasg. and S. Western., .reatEastern, Ord. sti. Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian si ireatNorthot Scotland treat Ncrthern .. Do A stock Do it do it. S. an , i W. of Irelan ;rent Western Do Str Val gua. sto. k .anomhire & l orkshi . .ondon and I.ll.ackwn ~on., S. Coa, t :.on,, Chat., and Dov, r Lon. & North We3te; Lon. & Scr.th IVeBteA3 !•lan., Shot., Linooir. liaryport and Carlis!e. Dot SheITC3... I .letropolitan Midland Do New . Do Binning. & Derby %lid. Gt. W. of Irclad. Do. 4 sharers did Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundet Eastern—Berwie Do, G.N.E. purehar, Do Leeds Do York Do Car North London Do New North Stafrordohire N. and S. IV. Junction, Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber.stooT: Do scot. Mid. stook Shrews. and Welchpoo• Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern' South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,and Wok tockton ds Darlington Do Do New, 1.83 G l'aff Vale.. . ....... Do B ' Do () . Ulster Do Do Vale of Death Victoria eta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 100 100 100 100 100 100 p aid. l Closing 1 Business Price. done. 9 9i 85 $7 125 k 126, 6 7 35 36 16 17 00 92 110 tl2 47 48 7i 71 131 135 15.! 154 131 133 92 94 6Si 63 119} 68 70 1054 04 41 43 115 110 08 PO 6G 67 87 126 112 113 1371 138 6.13.4 108 110 54 65 25i '6i 108 109 65 6 95 c 6 126 129 6 14 78 80 104 t 1 125 130 39 41 67 69 t 4 FO 92 'lO3 105 7 8 374 38i 10i 11i , 8 0 ( 165 170 6 7 t 3 E p 100 103 34 36 45 60 28 30 18.18.91 130.17.61 171 181 9 10 15 17 220 230 871 15 28 2 14 16 215 22) 12 '2l 14 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western Orig. 4i per cent pf., g 6 PBEFErtENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 14 per cent. pf., S per cent pf., 7 London, Brighton, &c., 4i per cent., 1861, 99 Metropolitan 5 per cent., 10S LINES LEASED FIXED RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and Southend, 100 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lim.. 111 Yudanaugutana of S. Australia, lim., 21 1 BANKS. Alliance (11m.). 61 21 11 1 21 • Ditto, new, 56/ Anglo Austrian, 7/ Anglo-Italian, lim., 4,', 51 < Australasia, 731 Bank of British Columbia, 10k Bank of Egypt, 29 Bank of Otago, 1im.,L31 Bank of Queensland (11m), 18 1 1 Chartered Ban , - of India, Australia.an c d h Chln a, 6a.1 6 81 Chartered 11 er. of Indi a , London, and China, Commercial Bank of India and the East, Consolidated iued at 10 pm., 281 1 Bank, Rm., East London, lim.. English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 21 European Bank, lim., 13/ 1 121 Hinriustan, China, and Japan (lim.), Ditto, new, 21 1 Imperial Bank film.), 34 Imperial Ottoman, lei Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., Si London Bank of S co tl and, lim., 19 London and Brazilian aim.), 48 9 81 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 241 5 41 London and Colonial (him.), Jai 1 London and County, 42 31 London Joint Stock, 43 a 7/ London and 11 estrninster, 95 3i Mercantile and Exchange. lim., 19 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira., 25 41 5 National of Liverpool, limited, 171 =Ditto. new, 17/ New South Wales, 41 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lim., 121 1 Southnion of Eal tr t u er s n, au lint ic 52 1 2 8 Union Union of London, 50 1 490 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 711 1 2 MISCELLANEOUS. Contract Corporation, lim., 3i East India Irrio - ation and Canal, Egyptian Corn, b and Trading, lim., 34 E. glish and Australian Copper, la Gen. Credit and Finance of London : Imperial Mercantile Credit Mao., Um., 8} I nternational Financial society, lim., Joint Stock Discount, ulna., 61 Land Credit of Ireland, Pm.,:bi London Financial Association, lira., 21i 51 London Provincial Marine, ` 3 l - (,truth)ce.an marine (Insurance), 224 night, anti Co., Urn., 4A- Societe Pina..ciere d'Egypte, lim., 4! 5 'Trust and Agency of Australasia, lim., 11 Universal Marine. Insurance, lint., 0 Warrant Finance, lint,, l!l• TIM SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1864. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MANSION-HOUSE. ROI/13E11Y nY A CRlMP.—Robert Jacobs, was placed before the Lord Mayor, charged with robbing a seaman, named Abraham Manners, of a 45 Bank of England note, and various other property. A cabman said yesterday afternoon he was engaged by the prisoner, and drove himself and a sailor to Bishopsgate street, and after taking a pint of ale in Old-street, set off, but before getting there the prisoner said they would go to Chelsea. When he asked to what part of Chelsea he was to drive, Jacobs said it was no use going, as it would be too late, but that they wished to go to Peck ham. He (witness) told them his horse was very tired, as it had been out all day, and he afterwards asked them to hire another cab. The sailor, when he looked in the vehicle, appeared to be asleep. Jacobs said it was of no consequence, and that he would only detain him while he drove to Bishopsgato-street. He did so, and before the sailor got out of the cab he said he hed been robbed of all his money. A crowd assembled, and then a poliee-con stable came up, and the prisoner was taken into custody. Constable Tilley said his attention was attracted last evening by a disturbance in Bishopsgate-street. He went up and there he found the prosecw or accusing the prisoner with having robbed hint; He took him into custody, and on being searched at the station-house a purse, a LO Bank of England note, a gold chain, and a ring were found in his pocket, all of which the prosecutor identified as his :pro perty, He also found on the prisoner a wateb. The prisoner said the watch was his own property, and that he hadilent it to the prisoner; so far as that was con cerned there need be no trouble. T33.} 152) 2 69 8) 119) 101 6 42 93#1i61 I 66k 1121 i 1371 i The constable asked for a remand, as he believed he shoald be able to produce some additional evidence against the prisoner. The Lord Mayor at ones ordered the prisoner to be re manded for a week. 251 6 108 THAMES. AN ABUSED AND PLUNDERED SAILOR.—PabIo Salo, an Italian sailor, was brought before Mr Paget, charged with assaulting Mary 'Williams. The complainant, one of the Rateliff-highway girls, of considerable personal strength, said she had been living with the prisoner for eight days, and all the money he had given her in the course of that time was £3, with which she had supported him and indulged him in plenty of grog. Last night he was tipsy and quarrelled with her and beat her. He knocked her down with h's fists and then kicked her. She bled a good deal and her eye was blackened. Two of the frail sisterhood, companions of the com plainant, gave evidence of the beating with much exaggera- tion, and a police-constable said he heard the screams of the woman, and when he came up she was bleeding from the nose, and her face was bruised. The prisoner was standing by, and was partially intoxicated. The Italian, in broken English, said he came home to England in the ship Gloriosa, and fell in with the com plainant, who obtained all his wages, and had been spend ing the money as she thought proper. Two nights ago she brought home another chap, as homeward bounder with money, and told him to turn out. Last night she met him and abused him, and called him a dog, and a thief, and a son of a —, and other vile names. Mr. Paget—No doubt you have been abused and plun dered, as sailors who fall into the clutches of these women generally are plundered, but I cannot tolerate any woman being knocked about; they must not be ill-used. The italian said he was very sorry, but the woman did call him such very bad names that it inflamed his blood. Ho was never called such names be!ore. Mr Paget—l dare to say you were called dreadful names. You ought not to have struck her. The besting of women under any pretence is not allowed by our laws. The prisoner said he was going to ship again this day and on board the Gloriosa, on which Mr Paget remanded him, and directed Inspector Adams of the Thames police to make inquiries about him, and to ask the captain of the Gloriosa to attend. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of old home grown wheat were very moderate, but there was a fair show of new produce on the stands for the time of year. The trade for all qualities was dull, at Monday's decline in the quotations. New wheat was quoted as follows :—Red, 42s to 445; white, 46s to 48s; and Talavera, 48a to 50s per quarter. With foreign wheat the market was moderately supplied, Generally speaking the trade ruled quiet, at about previous quotations. Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request, on former terms. The supply of barley on sale was moderate, yet the trade ruled firm, at full prices, New Kentish produce was quoted at 34s to 38s per quarter. Malt was is fair average request, at full currencies. With oats the market was well supplied. The trade however, was moderately active, at quite previous quota. ITIE S. J Lions. Beans and peas fully supported Monday's currency. The show of samples on cffar was small. The flour trade ruled quiet, at almost stationary prices. ARRIVALS THIS WICRIC. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English .. 490 120 710 880 Irish Foreign 6,710 680 24,570 BOROUGH HOP. Last year's hops are in steady request, at full prices. Otherwise the trade is quiet. The accounts from the plan tations are satisfactory. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat on sale is moderate, and the trade rules steady, as follows: Beef, from 23 10d to 4s 2d; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10d; lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od; veal, 3s 8d to 49 8d; and pork, 3s 4d to 48 4d per 81b8 by the carcase. Liverpool Cotton Market—'phis Day. Market opened quiet, and without ohange in price. Sales, probably 5,000 bales, A MACISTRATEFINED FOR ILLEGALLY ARREST ING A STREET PREACHER.—Mr Younghusband, one of the Birkenhead magistrates, was yesterday the de fendant in. the Birkenhead County Court, in an action brought against him by Mr Dowling, a street preacher, who sought 40.3 damages for illegal arrezt and assault. Dowling, while crossing in a steamer from Woodside to Liverpool, on the 25th of June, commenced to preach, and, on refusing to desist, he was given in charge by Mr Younghusband. On this he was taken. back to Birkenhead, and conveyed through the streets to Bridewell, where after a brief examination, he was discharged. Mr Harden, the judge of the County Court, who tried the case, gave judg. meta for 40s. and costs for the plaintiff. SUGAR ON TH E PLATE !—Sugar is beginning to be grown rather extensively in the province of Mendoza, River Plate, and it is.expeeted from the appearance of the crop that the produce will be sufficient to supply the Buenos Ayres market.—The Grocer. THE MACKAY GUN.—We understand that Go vernment has given Mr James Mackay, of Liverpool, an order for one of his windage adaptation guns, the weight to be 10 tons, and the bore the same diameter as the ordinary GS pounder. A 12-pounder gun on the same principle as the heavy gun recently tried will shortly be publicly tested. We are informed that the range already anained is much in excess of that of any other weapon. COLLISION.—A telegram received by the Liver pool underwriters yesterday states that on the 7th inst. the Providence sloop and a Cardiff pilut boat came into colli sion near Hancock, and both sank. The crew of the former was drowned, and that of the latter say ed. A 'WELSH JURY.—With reference t o the case of a man named Edward Regan, charged at the Mold assizes on Friday last with rape, and acquitted, the Lord Chief Justice, on coming into court on the following morn ing, thus addressed the Under-Sheriff :—" Before closing these assizes let me ask you in future to return men more capable of discharging the duty of jurors than those who served on the first jury yesterday. They returned a ver dict of accquital, and in the whole course of my' profes sional career I don't know a more aignali instance of the failure of jus doe. FEARFUL FALL OF A FEMALE INTO THE MAIN DRAINAGE WORKS.—Yeaterday Mr. Carter, the coroner, received information of the death of Mrs. Martha Matthews, aged 31 years, who resided at 73, Albany-road, Camberwell, which was occasioned under the following frightful circumstances :—lt would appear that on Satur day she came from her door, opposite to which—in the road way—was a cutting about 25 feet deep, belonging to the works of the Main Drainage. Having some curiosity to see the men at work she leaned over the barrier, when she lost her balance, and with a loud scream the was precipi tated head foremost into the sewer. As soon as possible she was brought to the surface in an insensible condition, and conveyed to Saint Thomas's Hospital, whero, she was at once attended by Mr Siddall, the house surgeon, who found that her skull was fractured and that she was otherwise so dreadfully injured that she expired in a few hours. The deceased hail left bohind a family of five young children, and at the time of the occurrence was far advanced in pregnancy. _ Mr John Henry Etheridge, formerly of the Union Bank of Australia and manager in London, since its commencement, of the London and South African Bank, has been appointed general manager in Liverpool of the Estern Exchange Bank (Limited.) The directors of the Agra and Masternaan's Bank (Limited) hove this day declared a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annuli), together with a bonus 0112 per share, for the half-year ended 30th of June last, psyable on 18th ingt., being together at the rate et lt4 per cent, per annum. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. The annual general meeting of the shareholders in the Royal Insurance Company was held on Friday, the sth inst., at the company's offices, in North John-street, Charles Turner, Esq., M.P., the chairman of the company, presided, and there was a very numerous attendance, The notice convening the meeting having been read, Mr PERCY M. DOVE ; the actuary and manager, read the following exceeded half a million sterling, lam afraid some of Me shareholders will be disappointed, after so good a year, at the amount of dividend which we declare ; still I trust and believe that they will, upon the whole, approve of the pru dence of the directors, in proposing, as they do propose, the usual dividend ; and have no doubt that the character of the company will be still further raised by this evidence of the care with which its affairs are managed. Ido not know that I have any further observations to make. I shall be happy to answer any questions which any shareholder may wish to put; and I beg to move— " That the report now read be received and adopted, and printed for circulation amongst the proprietors." Mr BROCKLEBANIL-Mr Chairman and gentlemen,— After the very lucid statement we have heard as to the state of the company's affairs, and the reasons which the chair man has given for the course which the directors have now proposed, with your sanction, to pursue, I think you will all agree with me that that course is one of prudence, and one that will give satitfaction to the public. I cannot dis guise from myself, as the chairman has observed, that there may be some little disappointment (looking at the large pro fit we have realised from our business during the past year) amongst some of the shareholders that they do not receive a larger dividend than that of former years, particularly when I recollect the price at which the shares are in the market; and which indicates the confidence that the share holders and public have in the management of this impor tant commercial concern. It indicates, also, the value of the concern hereafter. With the directors of the Royal Insur ance Company security has always been the first consi deration, and in giving you a dividend of not more than 7s per share they are consulting, not only the security of the shareholders themselves, but likewise the security of the public—those who bring us business; and I cannot for one moment suppcse, looking at the conservative policy that this company has hitherto pursued, that the shareholders will upon this occasion reverse that policy. With regard to the reserve fund, I do think any reasonable man, whether a shareholder or director, will consider that, when the amount of premium is £340,000 per year, £200,000 is too much of a reserve fund, with these few observations, I beg to second the resolution that the report be received, adopted, and printed for circulation amongst the proprietors. The CHAIRMAN then moved that William Titherington, Esq., and Joseph Younghusband, Esq., be re-elected auditors for the ensuing year. Mr ATKINSON seconded the resolution, which was car ried unanimously. Mr YOUNGHUSDAND, in reply, said—Gentlemen, on behalf of my colleague and myself, I beg to thank you for our re-election. I can assure you, gentlemen, that we have had every facility afforded us of examining into the accounts of the concern. We have examined carefully every security in the possession of the company, and found them all correct; we have examined every voucher for cash pay ments, and they, I need scarcely tell you, are all correct ; we have examined the bank book, and given also a cursory examination to every book belonging to the com pany, and we have found them all correct, I think, gentle men, that is all the necessary explanation that I need give. There is one thing, however,—the assets of the company have not been mentioned, either in the report or by the chairman. I belhve I may state that they amount to some thing less than £1,150,000, but I can assure you that those assets actually represent a sum nearer £1,500,000. During the whole time the company has been in existence it has never made a bad debt. The CHAIRMAN. —I hope you will allow me to move a vote of thanks to our excellent manager, Mr. Dove.—(Ap planes.) To his unceasing care and attention, and to the ability and assiduity which he displayed in the manage ment of this great company, its progress and prosperity are in a great measure due.—(Cheers.) He deserves your beat and sincerest thanks and acknowledgments, and I have no doubt you will carry this resolution by acclamation. Mr. CAMPBELL FOSTER had very great pleasure in se conding the motion, which was carried by acclamation. Mr. PERCY M. DOVE said— Gentlemen, I have much pleasure in rising to express, as I have now done for many years, my grateful thanks for the honour dote to me and to others by the compliment you have paid us. The results of the last year may be compressed into a sentence or two, but they will be sen tences containing many important facts. Though brief they will reveal a progress which, taking all its points, is rarely to be met with. My own experience has been a somewhat lengthened one, but I do not know, going back for forty years, many parallels of similar success, taking the following items altogether as being the results of a single year. First, we have an increase in the fire premiums of about £40,000 ; secondly, a sum assured on new life busi ness amounting to £750,000, for which the premiums receivable are £24,000 ; and, lastly, an increase in the life and annuity fund of upwards of £lOO,OOO. I repeat that the additions made to your revenue, both fire and life, in the last year, are very remarkable. Indeed, they might be considered as mere indices of a last effort to attain our maximum revenue, if it were not happily ascertained in the report that the new life policies of the present year outstrip those of the past one, and giva hope that the sum assured of the year 1864 will not be far from a million sterling, with a net amount of premium, not alone of £24,000, as in the last year. but ap proaching to £30,000. We have a similar indication in the fire department, and I do not despair of our being able to add another £lO,OOO to our fire branch this year, or if not, that our increase shall at the least be equal to the average ratio of increase for the last ten or fifteen years. The Go vernment Returns of Insurance Companies' Aocounts for the last few years, presented to Parliament, and which are noticed in the report, show the affairs of this company to be most satisfactory from every point of observation, comparing the " Royal" with all our other Insurance Companies este :,,lished under the act of Victoria, among which are included so m e excellent institutions promising in their future pros pects. 1 .find that the fire premiums collected in the years included in ti;' "Returns" by the "Royal" to be a b ou t three times the ai:lount even of the very largest of th e tio of our expenses, both fi re an d others, and that the 1 .: 1 life, is less than almost ai:y of the others named in this Parliamentary document: It wa' only this mornin g th a t we r ece ived likewise the return, ordere. i by the House of Com mons to be printed, of the duty paid for the last year to Government, as moved by Mr Charles Tutner. I have had, of course, but a few minutes to look at that document, but what I have seen convinces me that these returns Lave never afforded more striking evidence of our progress in Enlish and Irish business. It will at any rate, however, be in j.lie highest degree satisfactory to tell you, on the authority of that Government paper, that the "Royal" has advanced beyond some other companies who were previously before uF, and that this company has actually paid in the last year a larger amount of duty in the United Kingdom than any other office, excepting two excellent and well-known Lon- don companies, one established for moro than 70 years, and the other for above 150 years. I repeat my sincre acknow- ledgments to you for your kind notice, and trust 1 may have the pleasure of continuing my share in the labours of all connected with this great company, while health and strength for the task are vouchsafed to me: (Applause.) The meeting then separated. The Nightingale Fund, The committee of the Nightingale Fund met at 5, Clifford-street, on the 27th July, when the annual accounts and reports for the year ending the 24th rune were presented. It appeared that fifteen probationers were under training at St. Thomss's Hospital, fur permanent hospital nurses. Eight had completed their proba tionary term during the past year, two had been dismissed, and one had resigned. Altogether 34 probationers had left the school to take service in various hospitals and infirmaries. 'l'he demand for trained hospital nurses had in creased and was even greater than could be supplied, but a sufficiency of well qualified candidates W as not always forthcoming. The committee had n o difficulty in finding situations for their trained nurses at competent salaries. At King's College Hospital, under the superin• tendence of the authorities of the St. John's-house Training Institution for Nurses, the school for training midwifery nurses to be employed exclu sively among the poor had made satisfactory progress. The. women had completed their training during the past year. These were employed nearly all in country parishes with the sanction of the resident clergy and medical men, and either under their immediate direction or that of some resident lady. In some caess individuals, and in others the Parochial MissioeAssociatioa,had . become responsible for their maintenance. The regulations for the admission of candidates of both classes, and other information may be ob tained from the secretary, 11, Lombard-street,E,C. CAPTAIN SEMMES ON THE WARRlOR.—Visited the Warrior. The Governor and suite, and a num ber of naval and other officers, civilians, and ladies, visited her by appointment at the same time. The Warrior is a marvel of modern naval architecture, and for a fit st experi ment may be pronounced a success. She is a monstrous impregnable floating fortress, and will work a revolution in shipbuilding. Wooden ships, as bat tleships, must go out of use. With this single ship I could destroy the entire Yankee fleet blockading our coast, and this is the best illus tration I can give for the necessity of this revolution in shipbuilding.—Gneiss of the Alabama and Siiniter by Captain Semmes. Tbe Hirnok of Pesth states that the mountaineers of the district of Neidra, and particularly those of Valeska and the neighbourhood, are reduced to such misery from the bad harvest of last year and the unfruitfulnese of the present season, that they are obliged to live on the leaves of trees and roots. Subscriptions are being made for their relief. REPORT OP THE DIRECTORS. The opportunity of another annual investigation of the affairs of the Royal Insurance Company having now taken place, the directors proceed to lay before the shareholders the results and conclusions which it effords. FIRE ERA:cCII. In the fire branch an increase of business has been realised not only larger than the average amount of the past years of the company's existence, but exceeding in amount that of any one year hitherto. The premiums of the year reach the rum of £341,638 3s 2d, being au advance of £10,977 7s 3d over the preceding year. The report for 350 gave the increase of each year for ten years, counenc;ng with the year 1850. The largest ad•• vance in these successive periods was £!5,639 Os. 2d, The annual progress of the company since that date is shown by the following figures : Increase of the year above Premium. the preceding one. 1860 .... £.:62,977 19 11 .... £34,663 12 8 1861 292,412 19 11 29,425 0 0 1862 300,690 15 11 8,287 16 0 1863 341,668 3 2 • 40,977 7 3 The premiums have thus been enhanced in four years by £113,353 15s. 111, the largest amount of increase having been obtained in the last year. DUTY. The test provided by the amount of duty paid for Go vernment furnishes, hs heretofore, corresponding evidence of the progress of the Royal Insurince Company. The in crease, by the payments made for the year 1863, is far larger than at any former period. The amount of duty paid by the company in 1862 Dittto ditto 1863.... 88,966 6 2 Showing an increase of . ..... £12,973 7 2 Among the incidents which have tended to the advance of the "Royal" within the last few months may be reckoned its action with respect to the losses susta!ned by the explo sion of the Lotty Sle!gh, which, althou g h only consistent with the general tenor of the conduct of th e company, and ultimately proved to be no more than wh a t h ad been done in former times by the oldest and zr.ost proverbially honour ab!e among its contemporaries, yet attracted attention and public favour by its unhesitating promptness. The publication, under Parliamentary sanction, of the balance sheets of insurance companies, has pr ove d ano th er source of advantage to this establishment. The analysis of these accounts, which has been completed apparently by an accomplished hand, places the Royal Insurance Company in the highest position, both es a fire and life establishment, and exhibits its comparative prominency with respect to all the other companies established under the act of 7th and Bth 'Viet. in an equally favourable light, whither its accu mulated capital, its premiums, or the ratio of its expendi ture b© made the subject of inquiry. It is further a pleasing duty for the directors to state that the reault of the year, as represented by the profit accruing during the period, presents a precisely parallel result to that of the amount of premiums received. As the largest total of revenue and the largest ratio of progression have been attained in the present year, so it happens that the largest profit which it has ever fallen to the directors to record has likewise on this occasion to be announced. Tyour affairs is o b v i ous l y d ue, in a This great favourable measti p r e,ostiotiothn of e fact that the losses of the last year have amounted to a less percentage of the amount of the total premiums than for any like period during the eleven preceding years. The present year 1864, however, on the contrary, shows, so far as it has passed, a far more unfa. vourable experience, the claims of the last seven months being very considerably above the average amount for a like period of time. The balance to the credit of profit and loss, on account of British and foreign insurances for the year, is £67,575 17s 3d, and on the Azierican account £15,969 7s Ild. NORTH AMERICAN BRANCH, The fluctuations in the exchange between this country and America, referred to in the last report, having recently become still more violent, sudden, and excessive than at that time, the directors feel assured that the shareholders will concur in the propriety of laying aside the profit of this branch for the year, to be dealt with in the same way as the amount of its profit for the preceding year. LIFE BRANCH. The progress of the life branch, as shown by the new business trausacted in the last year, is most promising as respects its future prospects of development. The advances made year by year in the amount of new insurances effected show clearly the estimation in which the com pany is held. The following is a statement for the last five years : Net Sum Assured on New Pollees after deducting Guarantees. Net Premiums. 1859 .... £434,470 11 10 .. £13,086 0 5 1860 .... 449,241 16 2 .... 15,079 17 10 1861 .... 521,101 17 0 16,627 18 0 1862 701,427 15 3 .... 22,333 13 2 1863 752,546 18 10 .... 24,069 12 8 This rapid growth, amounting to 73 per cent. on the sum assured, and upwards of 80 per cent, on the premiuma re ceived in the course of five years, may justly be cousidere as larger than any which could have been reasonably expected. The half-year of 1864, however, far outstrips the ratio of increase indicated by the figures just quoted, as the sum assured for that period of six months only actually exceeds half-a-million sterling. The rate of mortality, likewise, still presents highly fa vourable features, and augurs well for the result to be shown by the quinquennial investi gation, which is to take place when the present year is concluded. The Life Assurance accounts further exhibit a sum of £80,025 17s. 6d. added to the Life Funds in the year 1863, being an amount equal to 61 p er cent. on the net premiums rece i ve d during that time. To this,sum must be added the increases made in the balances to the credit of the Annuity and Endowment Funds, -am i rc ng a further amount of £26,026 Os. 7d. The Life and Annuity Funds are, therefore, augmented by the large sum of 4106,052 4s, 3d. in the limit of a single year. LONDON. The company's business for the last year in the metro polis has closed with very prosperous results. The exten sive buildings of the company in. Lombard-street progress towards completion, and it is supposed will be ready for occupation in a few months. The rents already agreed upon for a portion of the offices lead to e conviction that the pur. chase will prove a more profitable investment than even was beg now to reco anticipated at the period of the last report. DIVIDEND 4ND 3iNtys, 3s per share, 4s, togethqr 7s, each free of e d b c e l a bonus o f rumeud that a dividend of in c T o h m e e d t i a r x e: tboerasdn CIIARLtS TURNER, Chairman. August 4, 1864. The CriantmaN said—Gentlemen, the business of the past year forms no exception to the undeviating career of pros --'noyal Insurance Company commencement.tendedo,tarhe nr - -e miums on the Fire branch p s ince i amountedty its which in I h B a 6 s 3 a t t o show an increase over those of 1832 of £40,977. L341,6 e 6 c 8 t , I think that we have every reason absernal view of the question, to be satisfied with the progress that we are making. Gen ligatbelaetindelaalwoffodritshcuosse- tlemen, I hope that you will not consider it out of place if I and i i t e dy h ir ieseontotmentionedros,f aidedt helo losses y n e 8 the ti hn allude very briefly to a subject t at4 e explosiox of sreiopnordtu, during wthheicphashtas year,giv enuarmiseelytoo, gun powder on board the Lotty Sleigh, and the course pursued "rile to the conclusion Having come to that conclusion, we obuyrtrhedis thereby.com tany w G it e h n r tl e ' em er e eze y t o o u p r losses, ohdeaystie,cse, althougho f yet,y o ta u k r i excellent tnhse a companyfair a manager, nd wl i atyo.a'ssume the responsibtililtaityedoifetaeltyinngotiin. they ought to be paid. We considered, in fact, that we were determinedmorally at t d o t n o o p e that the claims fi ac e c d or th da a n t cneowqiuthesittio;nanwdotuhide ibnesurrneisdowd,erbeuit would be at once paid on demand. Your directors are of opinion that the course they took was not only the prc per one, but a course calculated t o mainta in the hi the b eenbroug t before a legal shareholders, gh character for justice and liberality which h as al ways disti ngu i s h e d t h e Royal Insurance Company in i ts de alings with the public, and therefore conducive to your best i nterests. Th e di rectors are moreover glad to have it pl aced on record th a t, th e i r tribunal,c on conduct i on n this tne matt ersuit o f onehaving o f Vice-Chan cellor Wood—than whom no judge more able or more emi nent sits upon the Chancery bench--not only dismissed the bill with costs, but expressed a strong opinion that the course pursued had been a proper one, and Was calculated to promote the best interests of the company. Gentlemen, our accounts, as you are aware, are made up only to the end of last year, and the business since that period, for the last six months, is merely a matter of estimate ; bat, taking it as an estimate, I am bound to say that as regards cur fire business ft is not so favourable; for, although our receipts for premiums have been large, our losses have been serious in proportion, But, gentlemen, lam afraid if we had un deviating prosperity we should have very little business ; for people would come to the conclusion that fires were so few that they were not called upon to protect them selves by insurance against loss. The business of in surance, whether fire or life, depends upon averages, and if the average results of five or more years be good, we ought to be prepared for unfavourable years from time to time. With an income of £350,000 per annum, we must expect occasional large losses, but with a large reserve judiciously built up, such occasional casualties are compa ratively unimportant. As regards our life business, I must call your particular attention to the details in the report, which exhibit a rapidity of progress probably unexampled, and I cannot forbear recapitulating the astounding fact, that the net sum insured on new policies, alter deducting guarantees, was, in 1863, £752,546, upon which the net in come was £24,o69—whilst I beg you to note the still more astounding fact that the amount insured in the Royal upon WM life policies for the first six months of Is6l actually ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—WfiLs, Aug. 8. THE MURDER AT HATCH BEAUCHAMP. John Den, 52, labourer, was placed at the bar charged with the aejlful murder cf his wife, Betsy Allen, at Hatch Beauchamp, Lear Taunton, on May 4. Mr Speke and Mr blur& prosecuted—Mr Bere defended the prisoner. The prisoner, who seemed considerably agitated, pleaded in a low voice, not guilty. Mr Speke, after some in. • roductoxy observations, pro ceeded to rarrate the facts of til:e case—and from his state ineij it would appear that the pri.ioner had been married to the deceased woman for nearly 20 years, and during the last 10 or 12 years, had resided at Hatch boauchamp, where be lived in a small cottage, adjoining the road between Hatch Beauchamp and Beer Cracombe. The house consisted of four small rooms, two upstairs and two downstairs, and ad joining it, buf not communicating with it in any way, was a small outhouse. Near to this was a mill -pond, and on the other side of the mill-pond a stable belonging to a neigh bour. In the house there resided the prisoner, his wife, and two daughters, one a grown-up female, and the other a little girl about 9 years of age. The grown-up girl had an infant child. On this occasion, the 4th of May, there lodged in the cottage some railway labourers,named Strode and Steele,and a boy called " Billy," and on that morning they had gone to their work as usual, being engaged upon a line of railway that was making neat' the house. In addition to these members of the prisoner's family, there lived in another house in the village a marriod daughter, who on the morning in question was unwell. The prisoner got up very early on the 4th of May, and went to a :dace named North Curry to get some medicine for her. On Lis return he was seen by a witness named Chorley coming across a field, but just be fore he arrived at his cottage he was lost sight of by this person, and Chorley then ft, ent to fetch the key of his stable. Whilst at the stab:e door the prisoner was distinctly seen by him to come out of his cottage covered with blood, and go to the mill-pond with a watering-pot or can, and dip up some water. This eould not have been more than five minutes after the time Chorley lost sight of him in the field. Shortly after the deceased woman was also seen to emerge from the cottage, likewise covered with blood. The prisoner then took hold of her, put his arm round her waist, and led her back into the cottage again. Chorley then went and gave an alarm, and ran down to the railway to get as sistance. What occurred in the cottage during the five mi nutes the prisoner was lost sight of by Chorley was witnessed by one person only—the prisoner's little girl, of nine years of age, whose evidence is given below. After the shocking scene detailed by the child, the poor woman was removed to the Taunton Hospital. Oa the Bth of May, four days after the occurrence, believing herself dying, she made a statement in which she gave an account of the affair. After the Bth of May she rallied, and began to get rather better, and continued to do so until her w Junds were com pletely healed. Shortly after, however, she began to expe rience paroxysms of difficulty of breathing, and was afflicted with them at frequent intervals until the time of her death, which took place on the 17th of June. A light was subse quently thrawn upon the motive the prisoner had in com mitting the crime by the prisoner himself, who, when at the hospital and in the custody of a police officer, made a state ment to the effect that a man named Jim had, on the night previous to the 4th, accused his wife of not being a woman of her word. This annoyed the prisoner very much, and he requested her to go to bed. This she refused to do, and he remarked, "He supposed she wished to stay up to go off with Jim in the morning." She replied that what she had told him she had and she should say no more. They subse quently went to bed, and the prisoner said he entreated her to stay with him, for she had often said she would leave him and go to London. On the following morning he got up and fetched the medicine. On his return he asked her to kiss him but she refused, and he then cut her throat, in order that they might both lie in one grave ;and in conclusion, the prisoner said the law cculd not do more than hang him for it. The first witness called was William Cherley, a miller, whose evidence was confirmatory of the above statement, as regards what occurred when the prisoner was seen leaving his house, covered with blood, followed after wards by the wife. Two of the chief witnesses were the daughters of the prisoner. The moment they came into the witness box they fixed their eyes on their fatner and burst into an agony of grief, in which state they continued during the whole of their examination, their eyes being constantly directed to their father. Every one in court was sensibly affected, for it has seldom fallen to the lot of any one to witness such a scene. The chief question arose upon the medical testimony. Haworth Allen, daughter of the prisoner, deposed as fol. lows—l don't know how old I am. I know I ought to tell the truth. I am the daughter of the prisoner (the child, evidently about nine years of age, cried bitterly). I have a sister named Jane, who lived at home. She was ill, and my father went to North Curry for some medicine. My sister Jane had an infant. We lived with my father. Gore and Steele and Billy, who were labourers, lodged in our house. My father came home with the medicine. I think he spoke to my mother. I forget what he said. Ho asked my mother to kiss him. My mother went out of the house. 1 have forgotten it all. I don't know whether my father followed her. I heard mother call out in the outhouse, and then I saw blood. 1 saw mother's throat cut. Father cut it, He did it more than once. I don't know how many times. There was a hogshead there in which cider was kept. She put her head down on the cask, and I saw the blood, and that her throat was cut. Father and mother came into the house together. I don't know whether father had anything in his hand. I forget. I took a knife from father's hand. He was near to mother then. She was lying on the ground. I saw blood on both of them. Father's throat was cut, and mother's too. I don't know how mother came on the oor. Father came into the room first, and then mother, and then I came next. I think father had a razor in his hand before he had the knife. The razor was on the table. After I took the knife I saw mother get up. She begged me to go after my sister Jane, As I was going I saw mother come out to the gate and father follow her. Jane Allen—l am a daughter of the prisoner. On the 4th of May I was at work at Mr Baker's. My sister came for me, and I went towards our cottage. I saw my mother in the field. Father took her by the arm and led her back towards the house. I followed them. Father sat on a chair, with one elbow on his knee ; mot her sat on a form by the fire-place. She was blood all over, coming from her the oat. She had a towel round her neck. (The poor girl was here most dreadfully affected.) Father was blood all ever. The room was blood all over. 1 saw the razor on the table, and the handle of it was on the floor. My mother had good health, but I have not been always at home. A railway labourer named Bull gave evidence in corro boration of the statement trade by the witness Chorley ; and the police-constable who took the prisoner into cus tody deposed to a statement made by the latter at the Taunton Hospital, to the effect stated in the narrative of the facts above given. The medical assistant of Dr Cordwent said he was in attendance upon the wife until the 17th of June, when she died. She was under the impression that she was dying. She said she dici not think she should live. She then made a statement. Rer condition was dangerous at that time. Mr Mules, a surgeon of Ilminster, who also attended the deceased, in his cross-examination said, supposing there had been no wound, the thickening of the throat might have been natural, Re-examined—lf the thickening had been natural there would have been symptoms to have shown it, but there were no such symptoms present. Dr. Cordwent gave similar evidence, but could give no positive cpinion as to what caused the inflammation which resulted in death. It might have been a cold. Mr Bere, in an able speech, after appealing to the feelings of the jury, and referring to the painful scene in court, re • viewed the evidence given by the prosecution, contending that if there was a possibility that death could have arisen from another cause, although less probable than the cause presented by the prosecution, they were bound to acquit the prisoner. That there was a possibility that the cause of death had arisen from natural causes he contended had been shown by the prosecution, and they were, therefore, bound to find the prisoner not guilty of murder. His Lordship having summed up the evidence as ad- duced, The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and sentence of death was passed in the usual form; The prisoner was helped out of the dock insensible. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 21 per mile pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.27 k per £1 sterling. On oomparing these rates with the English Mint price of Z 3 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 2-lithe per oent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold 11 125 per mark and the short exchany on London is 13.51 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 3-10ths per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London and the premium on gold are quoted with such large differences that no ca cu ations can be based on them ; but gold continues to be shipped to England. The annexed circular was issued yesterday after noon by Messrs Newby, Carson, and Co., East India commission agents, whose bills were stated to have been returned Gresham -house, Old Broad-street, Aug 9. It is with extreme regret we have to inform you that at present we find ourselves unable to meet our engagements, We have therefore placed our books in the hands of Messrs Edwards anl James, who will, at the earliest possible day, lay before our creditors a btatement of our affairs, which we have reason to believe will not be unfavourable.—We are, y o ur obedient servants , NEWBY, CARSON, and Co. The 13th Hussars, Lieut-Colonel 6oame Jenyns, C. 8., also left Aldershot on Monday and yesterday. The bead-quarters and six troops went to Houns low, one troop to Hampton Court, and one troop to ------ BUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST t O'CLOCK. IV OLVERHAMPTON RACES —Tins DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) BIENNIAL STAKES. Bare gah Lord Zetland • .. 2 Redcap ...... 3 Four ran, CLEVELAND CUP. Revolver """•• 1 Sandford Sensation Four ra n . 3 SHAKESPEARE STAKES. Bell© of the Ball ..................... 1 Sea Boy . 2 Sluggard ............... a Five ran. CHILLINGTON STAKES. Victorious Grappl er .............. t .......................................... Trumpeter ........................................ 3 D.Ectntica HEAT—Victorious beat Grappler. BOROUGH MEMBERS' PLATE. Prescription Persuasion 2 --- HUNTINGDON RACES—TaiI DAY. SCURRY HANDICAP. Marigold 1 Belleisle ...................... Two ran. .. MILTON STAKES. Vision ............................................ Cadelia Hope ....................................... ............. ..... 3 Six ran. .. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, WOLVERHAMPTON RACES—Tats DAY. HOLYOAKE STAKES. Lady Evelyn filly Pretty Girl Wildman Six ran. WROTTESLEY STAKES. Dawdle London Sloth Four ran. HUNTINGDON RACES—Trus DAY. HANDICAP PLATE. King Cotton 1 Corsica.. 2 Triumpher . 3 Seven ran. KIMBOLTON CASTLE STAKES. Aurelian Vindictive SELLING HANDICAP. Wicket 1 NURSERY HANDICAP. Chimney Sweep Vicksburg Rialto ... 3 Course of Exchange,—Yesterday, Amsterdam ........ Short. 11 13} 11 19} Ditto ............ 3 Months. 12 lf 12 2f Antwerßotterdam .......... 12 2 12 2f Brussels p ....... .... 25 7 21 25 80 Hambargh • ........ .-- 13 10t 13 10f Paris Ditto Marseilles — 25 72k 25 77i Frankfort on Maine — 1201 121 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 31 31 Berlin — Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples .. Palermo.. Messina Lisbon Oporto 47i 48k 48k 48 25 75 25 k 821 25 80 25 85 25 SO 25 85 25 80 25 85 25 80 25 b 5 25 80 25 85 511 51,1 511 r 52k LEAPING FROM A TRAIN.—Oa Saturday evening Joseph Nixon, a lad between 12 and 13 years of age, the son of Par William Nixon, a master carter, residing at Edge-hill, was killed at the Huyton station of the London and North-Western Railway. It appears the poor boy was sent to pay some club money for his brother, at the Queen's Arms Jnn, at Huyton, and that he was afterwards to remain for some time at the house of his uncle, Mr Joseph Watkin, builder, of that village. At Edge hill he by mistake got into the train which leaves Lime-street at 6 45, and which does not stop at Huyton, instead of the one that leaves at 7 o'clock. On reaching Huyton station he per ceived the error he had made, and, though the train was dashing along at full speed, he unfortunately opened the carriage door and jumped out just as the train had passed the platform. He fell upon his head, and was picked up insensible and bleeding profusely. He was taken into one of the waiting-rooms, and Dr. Gorst sent for. That gentleman was immediately in attendance, but medical aid was of no avail, the little fellow's skull being fearfully fractured. He died in less than an hour after the accident, not having spoken or regained consciousness. The body was conveyed to the Queen's Arms Inn, where it awaits a coroner's inquest, and Mr Watkin then came to Liverpool to bring the melancholy tidings of his nephew's death to his parents. It seems that there were several persons—two of them men—in the same compartment of the carriage with the boy, and, most extraordinary to relate, none of them attempted to prevent him committing an act which was almost certain to result in his destruction.—Liverpool Mercury. SEA-SICK IN A TEMPERANCE SHIP,—We now proceed to Boston, Massachusetts, taking the steamer from New York for some 150 miles, to join the rail which ran into the city. It was a dark stormy evening when we embarked, and soon, in consequence of a deluge of rain, 'a were driven down into the close and unwholesome cabin, the vessel rolling fearfully. It was of rare occurrence for me to feel sea-sick, bat that evening I did, and in a state of misery known only to those who are so situated, I asked the nearest nigger present to give me some brandy. He grinned and said, " You get no brandy here, massa; him's a temperums ship." "The deuce it is," said "what am I to do ?" " Stop a bit, said he, " I'll get something for you." He immediately returned with a soda-water bottle full of a dark-looking liquor, which he poured into my half cup of tea, saying, "Dere, massa, sarsaparilla bare good ting for sea-sickness." I tasted, and found it was excellent brandy. I gave him half a dollar, and requested a little more ear saparilla, which be again poured into my fresh tea cup, while he held his side with laughter and grinned like a hyena. 1 found in after-travelling that whenever I had the ill fortune to get on board a temperance ship, that the niggers were always well supplied with sarsaparilla and liquors of every kind,—Musical and Personal Recollections of Henry Phillips. pfutolr. lard, £13,99J; Hood an d San, £:5,813 ; p ect now that the restoration of this ancient cathea Sr. DAVID'S CATHEDRAL.—There is every pros_ drat, which has been in a dilapidated sta te for man y a s core a c s ar f r o y ll in ow g s ou :_ t t he proceeded committee w h i t a h s . b e A e meetingt of f y t e h a e rs ßestoration b e ßuilding e T. Willi ams, i £16,639 ; James and P rice, £17,384. The co mmittee ac cepted c s h i o n f o s u o r f t t e h n e d w e r o s r k w , e the regU t o b t u a l l i s t t e l in fo g r the tender of M r G. Pollard, and it was determined that the first division, comprising the lower part of the tower and the choir, and the fourth division, comprisi n g the dry areas and drains, should be first completed before commen cing the other t wo divisions. Thi s will involve an expendi turep u43c;n9s7B and it was repo r t e d at the meeting that the ti already promised amounted to £8,309. St. Dsabvs of i i e d r 's is the mother church of Wales, and the restoration is looked upon with general favour throughout the princi pality. The hon. secretaries of the restoration fund are Nr C. Allen, Tenby, and the Rev. Canon Thomas, Steynton, Milford. HAYES COMMON AGAIN ON FIRE.—On Sanday considerable alarm was occasioned by what appealed to be a very extensive fire, and which was visible over the whole of the metropolis. Mr Henderson, of the London Fire Brigade, and the conductors of the Prince of Wales' Volunteer Fire Brigade, New-cross, with numerous parish engines, started for the scene of the couflagration, on reach ing which it was ascertained that the flit ze on Hayea-c =m neon, near Bromley, was in flumes. There was no water to be obtained, and a stiff breeze prevailing, the flamea spread like wildfire. Efforts were made by the police and others to extinguish th e fi re , b u t it was found impossible to do anything but allow it to burn itself out, and about four acres of furze were consequently destroyed. This is the seeond time the common has been on fire within a few dnys. CApt. G. R. Lernpriere, instructor of musketry at the Royal Engineer establishment, Chatham, has been appointed instructor of mubketry at Fleet wood. Lieut. R. 0. Jones has been appointed temporary instructor to the corps of Royal Engi• neers, pending the appointment of Capt. L,:m priere's successor. SECOND EDITION. BFORTING INTELLIGENCE,—This Day, , P. 16. 12.10